Judy Ann Santos is proud to say there has not been any manifestation of sibling jealousy among her three children.
At the shoot of Kusina, her movie entry to the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2016), she told PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal, “Alam mo wala, walang ano...
“Excited sila pareho,” referring to her eldest Yohan and unico hijo Lucho.
“Masuwerte kami dun sa part na yun na excited pareho yung mga kapatid ni Luna sa kanya.
“Si Lucho sobrang nanggigigil kay Luna.”
And by the looks of it, she and her husband Ryan think, “parang magiging overprotective brother siya.”
Juday also related how Lucho has been a caring kuya to his baby sister.
“Hinihintay niya talagang magising si Luna para malaro niya, yung nagagalit siya, ‘Why does she have to sleep always? I wanna play with her!’
“Pagkagising niya, hahalik lang siya sa akin, didiretso na siya sa kapatid niya.
“Nakakatuwa, kasi pag pinahawak mo, hawak lang niya, hindi siya kikilos.
“Nakakatuwang pagmasdan si Lucho because napaka-mature niyang mag-isip nung bata.
“Pero bata pa rin siya, hindi siya yung bata na matanda mag-isip ‘tapos nakakabuwisit.
“Hindi, ano siya, yung laru-laro, ganyan-ganyan, ‘tapos pag in-explain mo sa kanya, ‘Oh, really?’
“’Tapos magtatanong pa siya ‘tapos i-e-explain mo ulit sa kanya ‘tapos maiintindihan na niya, ‘Oh, okay, you take care, okay?’
“Ganyan 'yan, sobrang, siyempre, mommy’s boy.”
JUDAY'S THREE LEVELS OF GOODBYES
Isn’t it harder to leave the house now that she will be saying goodbye to three kids?
“Oo, kasi tatlo na silang iniiwan ko, e. Apat, kasama si Rye,” then she laughed.
“Iba-iba na kasi yung demands ng mga anak namin—iba na yung pakikipag-usap mo kay Yohan, iba na rin yung lambing mo kay Lucho, iba rin yung demands ni Luna so, alam mo yun, iniisa-isa mo siya.
“Pero, all in all, kumbaga, nami-miss ko sila, kagaya ngayon alam ko tapos na sila kumain.
“And hangga’t maaari sana, ayokong mag-work ng weekend kasi lalo pa’t nagpasukan na yung mga bata, pero siyempre you have to set your priorities also.
“Naiintindihan naman nila yun.”
The first time she left the house for work after she gave birth, Yohan’s reaction, according to Juday, was, “Why? Why do you have to work?’”
The Kapamilya actress continued, “'Tapos si Lucho, ‘I’m gonna miss you!’
“So may mga ganung moment.
“E, kung hindi ko rin naman sasanayin yung sarili ko na magtrabaho, I mean di ba, mahihirapan na talaga akong makabalik.”